Get caught up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Sept. 11, 2016.
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Most popular stories on GeekWire
Amazon’s new ‘Audible Channels’ Prime benefit is great — but it’s not available on Amazon tablets (Update: They’re working on it)
[Update, Saturday afternoon: After this story was published, an Amazon spokesperson contacted GeekWire to add to the company’s previous statement: “We are planning to bring this feature to Fire tablets in the coming months,” the company now says.] As someone who loves listening to audiobooks and podcasts, I was excited to try out Amazon’s newest Prime benefit, courtesy of its Audible subsidiary. … Read More
Smartsheet hires former eBay and Box executive Jenny Ceran as new CFO
Bellevue, Wash.-based project management software company Smartsheet has brought in Jenny Ceran, a veteran of Silicon Valley heavyweights like eBay, Cisco and Box to be its first ever chief financial officer. … Read More
New images show how Google’s Seattle campus will transform the South Lake Union neighborhood
The team designing Google’s Seattle campus has released a new batch of images that show how the tech giant will drive the next evolution of the South Lake Union neighborhood, right in Amazon’s backyard. … Read More
Microsoft Azure boss Scott Guthrie: Cloud price war with Amazon Web Services is winding down
A few years ago, most of the cloud-computing headlines were about price cuts, as Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services battled to be low-price leaders. … Read More
Edward Snowden’s ex-boss speaks out: ‘I would have hired him again’ — but not now
The cybersecurity expert who hired Edward Snowden for his last job is laying out his lessons learned – but admits it would have been hard to stop the man who spilled some of the National Security Agency’s most closely held secrets. … Read More
Can Whole Foods keep pace with innovation? Inside the grocery chain’s new high-tech ‘365’ store
Wandering aimlessly around the supermarket appears to be a thing of the past. … Read More
These 10 machine learning and data science startups make up the newest Microsoft Accelerator class
Microsoft has chosen the 10 machine learning and data science companies that will make up the fourth class of its Seattle Accelerator. … Read More
The 10 most ridiculous startups at TechCrunch’s Disrupt technology conference
SAN FRANCISCO — I couldn’t figure out whether to chuckle or cringe after walking away from Startup Alley at TechCrunch Disrupt this week. … Read More
Analysts: Amazon stock could hit $1,000/share with Alexa possibly becoming a ‘fourth pillar’
A pair of Wall Street analysts are high on Amazon, and they project the company’s stock may soon exceed $1,000 per share. Friday morning, Amazon’s stock hovered around $779 per share. … Read More
Tech startup GiveSafe has a radical plan to help Seattle’s homeless population
Chris Creighton knows he doesn’t look homeless. … Read More
